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First News
BE Respectful, BE Responsible, BE Fair-Minded
Mrs. Brinkman [email protected]
679-9531
Mrs. Saya [email protected]
679-9530
Mrs. Workman- [email protected]
679-9548
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!
We hope everyone had a wonderfulholiday break and that you were
able
to enjoy some rest and relaxaton! We
wish each and everyone of you a
healthy and happy 2012!
Reading
Comprehension:
*Retell
*Visualizing
*Check for Understanding
*Pick a Good Fit book
Accuracy:
*Get your mouth ready
*Do the pictures match the words?
*Chunk It!
*Leap Frog
*Reread
*Cross CheckingDoes it look right? Does it
sound right? Does it make sense?
*Flip Sound
Homework
JANUARY HOMEWORK IS DUE
FEBRUARY 1st! If you have misplaced
yours, please let us know and we will send
another one home.
Math
We have started Unit 3! We are working on
finding all the combinations to make a given
number and continue working on solving story
problems. We will be introducing a school wide
acronym to help our students solve story
problems more effectively.
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Q-Question- What is the question?
U- Understand- What key words does the
problem provide to help you understand?
E- Equation- Write an equation that
represents the question.
S- Solve- Solve the problem and showyour work.
T- Tell- Tell the answer to the question in a
complete sentence
STAR OF THE WEEK
Saya..Mr. Phelps
Brinkman
Workman
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
January 13th
REPORT CARDS HOME
January 16th
NO SCHOOL
January 17th
Literacy Night
January 24th
Field Trip to The Recycling
Center
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
We are beginning a new unit
that focuses on recycling and the
importance of taking care of our
Earth. During this unit, we will be
taking a field trip to the Recycling
Center and doing a variety of
community projects. We are in need
of recycled materials from your home
to help us with our learning. Please
send these items in with your child.
If you have any community
connections around our Recycling
topic, please contact us. We are
looking for guest speakers and
experts in this area to assist us with
our learning. Thanks for your help!
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FIRST GRADE FIELD TRIP
On Tuesday, January 24th, the
1st grade classess will be taking a Field
Trip to the Recycling Center in Ft.
Collins(just up the road from
Ponderosa) Parents are encouraged tojoin us, but due to limited
space on
the bus, we are needing all parent
volunteers to drive themselves to the
Recycling Center! This field trip my
include lots of walking, so be sure to
wear appropriate shoes!
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Just another reminder about
our policy around healthy treats and
snacks in the classroom. You have
been awesome in supporting this by
sending in healthy snacks daily with
your child. Please continue to do so as
we are working hard to promote
healthy snack choices. We also would
like to thank you for the birthday
treat choices that have been sent in.
We have seen many creative ways to
celebrate birthdays other than
SWEET TREATS and appreciate it
so much! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
Thanks for your support!
LITERACY NIGHT!
Come join us on Tuesday,
January 17th from 6-8pm for some
hands on learning opportunities around
literacy and math at our Literacy
Night! We will also have a special
presentation from author JUSTIN
MATTOT!!!
SEE YOU THERE!
